Palettes / Colors / #AABABA

#AABABA — Silver Grey

#AABABA is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AABABA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AABABA is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BAABAB; it also sits naturally between #ABBAB3 and #ABB3BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AABABA

.text { color: #AABABA; }
.background { background-color: #AABABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AABABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 186, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 10%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AABABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 186, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AABABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 186, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AABABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AABABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AABABA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAABAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AABABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AABABA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AABABA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AABABA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AABAB9  ·  #AABABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AABABA?

#AABABA is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 170, 186, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AABABA?

#AABABA is RGB 170, 186, 186 — HSL 180°, 10%, 70% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #AABABA?

Its complement is #BAABAB; analogous partners are #ABBAB3 and #ABB3BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AABABA for text?

Black text on #AABABA has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.